SIXTY YEARS OF BRITISH NUMBER ONES |
MOST No 1s for ARTISTS |
| This lists shows
the tally of Number One hits in the UK for artists. You can click on underlined artist names for a full list of their No 1 recordings. |
| Tally | ARTIST | DATE SPAN | TIME SPAN |
| 21 | Elvis Presley | 28 Jun 1957 - 5 Feb 2005 | 47 years, 6 months |
| 17 | Beatles | 18 Apr 1963 - 1 Jul 1969 | 6 years, 3 months |
| 14 | Westlife | 1 May 1999 - 18 Nov 2006 | 7 years, 6 months |
| 14 | Cliff Richard | 10 Jul 1959 - 18 Dec 1999 | 40 years, 5 months |
| 13 | Madonna | 3 Aug 1985 - 23 May 2008 | 22 years, 9 months |
| 11 | Take That | 17 Jul 1993 - 1 2 Dec 2008 | 15 years, 5 months |
| 9 | Spice Girls | 27 Jul 1996 - 4 Nov 2000 | 4 years, 3 months |
| 9 | Abba | 20 Apr 1974 - 19 Dec 1980 | 7 years, 9 months |
| 8 | Oasis | 6 May 1995 - 9 Sep 2005 | 10 years, 4 months |
| 8 | Rolling Stones | 16 Jul 1964 - 29 Aug 1969 | 5 years, 1 month |
| 7 | McFly | 10 Apr 2004 - 25 May 2007 | 3 years, 1 month |
| 7 | Eminem | 10 Jun 2000 - 1 Dec 2006 | 6 years, 6 months |
| 7 | Kylie Minogue | 20 Feb 1988 - 15 Nov 2003 | 15 years, 9 months |
| 7 | George Michael | 18 Aug 1984 - 25 May 1996 | 11 years, 9 months |
| 7 | Michael Jackson | 27 Jun 1981 - 10 May 1997 | 15 years, 10 months |
| 6 | Sugababes | 4 May 2002 - 6 Oct 2007 | 5 years, 5 months |
| 6 | Robbie Williams | 19 Sep 1998 - 16 Oct 2004 | 6 years, 1 month |
| 6 | Boyzone | 19 Oct 1996 - 22 May 1999 | 2 years, 7 months |
| 6 | U2 | 1 Oct 1988 - 19 Feb 2005 | 16 years, 4 months |
| 6 | Blondie | 3 Feb 1979 - 13 Feb 1999 | 20 years |
| 6 | Elton John | 3 Jul 1976 - 6 Sep 2003 | 27 years, 2 months |
| 6 | Queen | 29 Nov 1975 - 29 Jul 2000 | 24 years, 8 months |
| 6 | Slade | 13 Nov 1971 - 18 Jan 1974 | 2 years, 2 months |
| 6 | Rod Stewart | 9 Oct 1971 - 24 Jul 1983 | 11 years, 9 months |
| 5 | Britney Spears | 27 Feb 1999 - 2 Jul 2004 | 5 years, 4 months |
| 5 | All Saints | 22 Nov 1997 - 14 Oct 2000 | 2 years, 11 months |
| 5 | Police | 29 Sep 1979 - 2 Jul 1983 | 3 years, 9 months |
| 5 | David Bowie | 8 Nov 1975 - 5 Oct 1985 | 9 years, 11 months |
| 5 | Bee Gees | 11 Oct 1967 - 15 Nov 1987 | 20 years, 1 month |
| 5 | Shadows | 25 Aug 1960 - 4 Apr 1963 | 2 years, 7 months |